Arado Ar 64
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| Arado Ar 64 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Description | ||
| Role | Biplane Fighter | |
| Crew | 1 | |
| First Flight | 1930 | |
| Manufacturer | Heinkel | |
| Dimensions | ||
| Length | 7.82 m | 25 7 7/8 ft |
| Wingspan | 9.90 m | 32 5 3/4 ft |
| Height | -- m | -- ft |
| Wing Area | N/A | |
| Weights | ||
| Empty | 1,245 kg | 2,745 lb |
| Powerplant | ||
| Engine | Jupiter VI | |
| Power | 640 hp | |
| Performance | ||
| Maximum speed | 250 km/h | 155 mph |
| Range | -- km | -- miles |
| Service ceiling | -- m | -- ft |
| Armament | ||
| 2 × 7.9mm MG 17, light bombs | ||
The Arado Ar 64 was a single seat biplane aircraft developed in the late 1920s. It was among the first fighters produced when Germany abandoned the restrictions of the Treaty of Versailles and began rearming.
The Ar 64 was a derivative of the earlier Arado SD II and SD III. It was built based upon the Reichswehrministerium's (Reich Air Ministry) requirement for a successor to the Fokker D XIII fighter. The AR 64d and 64e would the first fighters built in quantity by Germany since the end of World War I. The two differed as the 64d had a revised undercarriage and a four bladed propeller and the 64e had a two bladed propeller attached to a direct drive version of the Jupiter VI radial. In the summer of 1932, twenty aircraft of both types were ordered and nineteen of them were assigned to the Jagdfliegerschule at Schleissheim and the Jagdstaffeln of the Fliegergruppe Doberitz and Fliegergruppe Damm.
Major Models:
- Ar 64a : Prototype, powered by a (530hp) Jupiter VI nine-cyliner radial. First flight in 1930.
- Ar 64b : Only two built powered by a (640hp) BMW VI 6.3 12-cylinder Vee-type water cooled engine. First flight in 1931.
- Ar 64c : Powered by a (530hp) Jupiter VI radial, but with minor structural changes.
- Ar 64d : Production model. Featured redesigned, and enlarged vertical tail surfaces and a revised undercarriage. Powered by a geared Jupiter VI radial.
- Ar 64e : Production model. Similar to the 64d but with a direct drive version of the Jupiter VI radial.
[edit] Sources
The Complete Book of Fighters. William Green and Gordon Swanborough. 2002 Salamander Booksde:Arado Ar 64 sr:Арадо Ар 64
